Malaysians imprisoned in US prison camp agreed to testify against alleged ringleader of attacks that killed 202
The US has transferred two Malaysian detainees from the Guantánamo Bay military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 Bali bombings and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks.
Prosecutors say Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep worked for years with Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, an Indonesian leader of al-Qaida affiliate Jemaah Islamiyah. The two men helped Nurjaman escape capture after the 12 October 2002 bombings that killed 202 people at two nightspots in Bali, US officials said.
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